we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the round sentimental hand take it will bring you the news and current affairs that mattel to years. ah, the u. s. president says he's certain russia will attack ukraine in the coming days . russia can still choose diplomacy. it is not too late to de escalate, returned to negotiating, ah, a spike and fighting raises the alarm and eastern ukraine separate and say civilians are being moved to russia. ah, i'm all magazine. this is all. does he rely from doha. also coming up. we meet

members a, me and mars resistance movement and discover the risks they and their families faced by deserting the melodies on top. oh, clearing the capital canadian police, break up a truck drivers protest making dozens of arrests. ah, an invasion of ukraine within days, u. s. president joe biden says he's convinced to rush as president has decided to attack. but joe biden says there's still a diplomatic way out. he insists russia is manufacturing a pretext to invade. and he says, the u. s. is ready to respond. make no mistake. if russia pursues his plans, it will be responsible for kit catastrophic and needless or a choice, united states and our allies are prepared to defend every inch of nato territory.

are many threat to our collective security as well. we also will not send troops into fight ukraine, but we will continue to support the ukrainian people and start up to $101.00. 900000 russian soldiers remain near the ukrainian border. after the meeting, bella russian president, alexander lucas shanker, rushes vladimir putin says, his forces will begin nuclear drills. he would just go, what of can you look at today's talks, we also discussed strengthening our joint defense space of russia and bellows. we agreed again to take collective mrs to strengthen security of l countries in the face of the growing military activity of nato countries near the borders of our status. we also focus on the joint military exercises which will continue and bellows until the 20th of february. i should say that these exercises of totally defense of nature and do not threaten anyone, must go back savages, say they are moving civilians to russia and has been a fan up and fighting an eastern ukraine. late on friday, there was

a large gas explosion in the hunt. all star food is in the vasa laska, and he begins coverage oh, alarm in the streets of russian banks, which is controlled finance. siren sounded onto the leader of the self declared republic, announced the mass evacuation of civilians. by at them, it wasn't new nor was as of today. february, the 18th. a mass centralized documentation of the population to the russian federation has been organized. what's women, children? and the elderly are to be evacuated for level. the children gathered at evacuation points. lines of cars began heading towards the russian border. sauces. internet told al jazeera bus drivers were ordered to stay and help the evacuation ukraine in its western backers. half a day's been saying that russia plans are so called false flag incident,

which could give moscow all the separatists. it supports a pretext to attack. russia calls that a lie. but hours later, russian media said this was a car bombings and asked, no casualties were reported. the target was said to be a top security official. when the breakaway region, this is said to show a center where men can sign up to join the separatist forces. soon after the announcement by shilling, the leader of the other russian back self declared republic, a blue guns who followed suit me, me and said, all those who carry a weapon should be prepared to fight near the g is the one i call on civilians who are not mobilized or involved in the maintenance of infrastructure to leave for russia as soon as possible. the announcement came off the what the ukranian government and the organization for security and cooperation in europe. the o. s. c. se was some of the worst shilling by the russian bank, separatists and years. the separatists accused the ukrainian army of the same

ukraine still, military commanders said ukraine had no intention of attacking the separatist held territory, quarter of dodo. i reiterate that the military and political leadership of ukraine don't plan and not conducting offensive operations in the country. the only options the occupation of the people in territory that is acceptable to us is the political and diplomatic. one of these villages close to where the ukrainian government is in control was surprised and scared by the news. news with the call when you socially . we haven't heard the news about the evacuation on the other side. i only heard about the kindergarten being shelled yesterday, and they say that it was a provocation. there has to be an investigation needed with us here for the week. of course, we were worried we have children and grandchildren. we just want to have otherwise, we will have to leave this area. it must stop. we have lived through this horror for years, the mirror and the announcement by the leadership of both the self declared donnette scandal gunk people's republic of a mass evacuation on the separatists. control side of the front line has huge

implications, potentially hundreds of thousands of people living in areas like these in the ukraine in government control territory. despite russia repeatedly saying it has no intention of an invasion or military escalation against ukraine. those words becoming increasingly hard to believe shall strive, al jazeera novice salva, eastern crime, or the diplomatic efforts to avoid conflict, or continuing to security summit in germany viewing the secretary general ones, russia. it will be breeching international law if it invades ukraine. i'll just see this diplomatic, at a james base reports from unit the un secretary general has for weeks said he thinks war can be avoided. but his warnings about the situation are getting more dire out. with a concentration of russian forces that on ukraine, i am deeply concerned about height, intentions and increased speculation about

a military conflict in europe. i still sing it will not happen. but if it did, it would be catastrophic. sitting with the german foreign minister, hannah lena bear book, the u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin. who was again asked about the prospect of war. the differences have to be resolved through dialogue through diplomacy. ah, we are deeply concerned that that is not the path. it rushes embarked on the man he l. vitale. click go. he was in the audience. we are ready to fight. we're ready to defend our families, our faith, our cities, our citizens. we need support a point clearly aimed at germany, which has not been supplying weapons to ukraine. the position, the foreign minister that said was based on her country's history, our responsibility after the 2nd world war was that never again from germany,

there will be wall and never again, there will be genocide. the discussion was moderated by the incoming chairman of the munich security conference. christoph hoisin is his country's former ambassador to the un and was chancellor merkel foreign policy adviser back and basset, of the big question. is there going to be a war? i think nobody knows. i don't know if putting himself knows he's plain he's playing this game. see, it's one day saying that now we want to we want to go into negotiations. he says they were, it's never any, never had any intentions. and then you are following right now that when you look at the don bus, you'll see that the number of cease fire violations is skyrocketing on saturday. here in munich, the british prime minister flies in the u. s. vice president and the ukranian

president supposed to speak, and they'll be a meeting of the g 7 foreign ministers. on this growing crisis, james base al jazeera munich. molly's willing military jones has told franz to withdraw its forces from the country without delay. it comes shortly after the french foreign minister said molly's fight against groups link, talk you to and i so now their own problem relations between the 2 countries have sharply declined since mommy's army seized power in 2020 again a day off of the molly, an army has been strengthened, reorganized. the problem now is to know whether it gets its orders from the printer . and if it's laying off the fight against terrorism, it's a molly and problem. it is no longer a french problem, more than 2000 soldiers and police and me and i have joined the resistance movement since last year's crew. many say they couldn't keep working for the john to after it use lethal force against protesters and activists phones. louis reports them way

with or forms a natural border between tylen and me and math. for decades, it's been used as an informal border crossing, usually by villages fleeing fighting between ethnic armed groups and myanmar soldiers. lately, a new group of migrants has been making that journey deserted from yon most military. doctor men long, long had served the army for more than 20 years when he decided to leave. at 1st, he worried for his family safety as they were being watched. but his wife and children have since left the country at a google new ball. we are experiencing torture and murder by the juncture, every day as a dr. that's unacceptable. jump. there were so many factors that were pushing me to leave the military thing. one was the night, right, they arrest people at night and said the bodies back to the family. the next morning, the bodies had been cut open and the organs removed. al jazeera has not been able to independently verify what he says, but unauthorized autopsies are reported to have been carried out on protest is

killed by security forces. the activist group assistance association for political prisoners says more than a 1500 people have been killed by the gender since the coo last year. the military disputes this number and says the group is biased. but other former military personnel have site at the use of violence against civilians has a reason for deserted. pet to saw is a former army engineer who joined the civil disobedience movement in mont junk jones my every minute. if i'd stayed in the army, i would have gotten promotions, the higher lankin, but that's not what i want. i want to live in good conscience. i knew i don't want to live at guilt and sadness, not knowing that killing people. i don't regret my decision. for my army, captain lynde had on set up a facebook group to encourage soldiers to join the resistance and estimates about a 1500 have deserted the military. as of last september, he has left myanmar and says he's unable to return home. saw him he yes,

i'm wired for my family. i don't know whether they're safe. i've had to cut off contact with him for my country and my people's future any. but i do worry for my family and all of your resistance groups, including the national unity government, a shadow government working to reverse. the qu, are encouraging more people from the security forces to join them. they say those numbers are growing, but that may not be enough to challenge me on mars well equipped military florence louis al jazeera still had on our de 0. he thought. not exactly plain sailing as a major storm hummers northern europe, killing at least 9 people. and why japan's plan to release treated water from the wrecked fukushima nuclear plant has been widely criticized. ah,

look forward to brighter skies the winter sponsored by cattle airways. that all things being relative is still feel the little chill dawn in the radiant peninsula. but that's the day goes on, as attempts to rise quite rapidly. and if you take a breeze from the rather warranty quarter of saudi arabia and take it northwards, temperatures rise with it. so 2525 by got in contrast with the incoming. well, the cold weather is sun avenue, northwest, and society. and this combination will eventually turn into a real circulation, significant rain sinai, down to west side of saudi, quite possibly low destination sandstone running out through q 8 and baghdad, with shouts around the edge. the blue being range has snapping in the hills. in iran, the whole thing is slowly moving this directions. eventually, we'll talk in a colder breeze which allow the sun to come out in jerusalem, for example,

rightness. jim says, now you know the madagascar been line for several hours, have low pressure will call him psychos are often named and i was deep. is that this one coming in now? but the remains, the last one means heavy rain in the middle of mozambique and seasonal rains to through zambia and, and go to less so in the movie. but certainly big shall seemed likely in south africa. he's the named cycling about mate landfill. late on monday. the weather sponsored by katara always talk to al jazeera. who do you believe that the threat of an invasion of ukraine is currently the biggest threat to international peace and security? we listen, we are focusing so much on the human tearing crisis that we forget the long term development. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matters on our 0. ah, holding the powerful to account as we examine the us role in the world on al

jazeera, this ah, what does it remind of our top stories this out of the u. s. president says he's convinced to russia has made the decision to invade ukraine. joe biden says intelligence is suggesting it could happen in the coming days, separatist leaders and eastern ukraine. se civilians are being moved to russia from the next. and the hands that blamed an increase in shelling in the region calls for an immediate de escalation in ukraine. have been front and center at the munich security conference, your own secretary, general antonio. what's alice says tension seems higher than during the cold war.

police in the canadian capital have arrested more than a 100 people while towing away trunks blocking the streets of downtown ottawa, or taking control of streets turned into our camp for protesters. angry about pandemic restrictions. victoria jacob reports. oh, this is the moment police moved in to take that control of ottawa's street. protest is occupied the area outside parliament for nearly 3 weeks. oh, offices use that new power under the emergencies act to arrest trackers and other protest is he refused to leave her god staying long up. this is absolutely ridiculous. arresting people at a peaceful assembly that we are the right to be here even with the emergency act. oh canadian truckers calling themselves the freedom convoy accused the authorities of overreacting. i negotiated on behalf of the daughters

a peaceful retreat of please promise they would not attack. they would let them free peacefully. they broke the deal because there's no leadership or there are a current on violence. does that they want brutus leader to more relate, was among schools arrested. they've been demo rating against a rule that requires truckers to be vaccinated to cross the us border. the government says the illegal blockade and occupation is a threat to peace order and good government. to day our economy and our democracy are facing a serious and foreign funded threat. these illegal blockades and occupations cannot be allowed to serve the authority of democratically elected governments. oh, these say the work around the pool to clear the cities downtown area.

we're in control of the situation on the ground and continue to push forward to clear our streets. this methodical and well, resource plan will take time and we are here to see it through to a safe ending. many truck has left voluntarily, but those remaining insist they won't move until the cove it vaccine requirement to cross the us border is removed. victoria gay to be al jazeera fighters in northwestern argentina are struggling to contain wild, far as the could get stronger in the days ahead. around 600000 hacked airs of land and law ready been scorched in the province of korean to us. devastating a national park and killing protected animals in the region. the flames are being fueled by dry conditions and high temperatures. at least 12 people are still missing after a greek fairy caught fire on its way to italy. the great coast guard says 278. people were rescued from the vessel off the island of cor food. one was not on the

passenger list and our fears more undocumented passengers could have been on board storm. unice has killed at least 9 people as a tore through the u. k. ireland belgium and the netherlands record breaking gusto wind of ripped off roofs, damage buildings and cost power cuts, or a challenge reports. it was billed as perhaps the case, worst storm in 30 years, with winds expected 140 kilometers an hour. but that's in a breeze. compared to what storm eunice actually delivered. a gust on the olive white's topped 196 kilometers an hour and has provision the become the u. k. strongest recorded wind for all eunice's fury, though the damage could have been a whole lot worse. if as a say, the search had coincided with the winds and the high tide, we could have seen some devastation, hence the severe flood warnings and some evacuation. so i'm really happy that those

things have gone out of think, but it was great. everyone was prepared and the public listed, and people kept himself safe. unit has killed and injured people. lo, fatalities from falling trees have been confirmed in the u. k, ireland, and the netherlands. but in most places the damage has been to property rather than lives. now this rather sorry side here is london o 2 arena, formerly known as the millennium dime. it's a huge right concept and exhibition space in london. se featured in james bond films and the like. but as you can see, storm eunice has shredded a huge great hole in its fabric skin. really rip it apart. it's going to be some effort to fix that one, i think. and then there was the disruption travelers anxiously watched information boards as train off, the train was cancelled. there was gridlock on many roads. this tailback was caused by the closure of the dark bridge, part of london's m. 25 orbital mate away. $400.00 plus flights are grounded to now

every disaster needs a hero and come with the hour. come a big jets tv. the ation enthusiasts live web stream isn't used to large audiences, but more than 200000 lockdown as host jerry dies, live commentary went viral, carry on planes as they struggled to land at heathrow they, i to be towed to tow. yeah, rig swing man. eunice has moved fast, sweeping across the u. k, and ireland in less than a day. now the rest of northern europe is taking its turn. rory talons al jazeera london, brazil's present charitable sonata has visited the city of patropolis after it was devastated by floods and long lines. at least a 130 people have died and more than 200 i'm missing on. i cannot hear reports.

after returning from russian hungry, brazil's presence able sonata surveyed the destruction in the city of metropolis during a helicopter fly over. he said, it was like a war zone with unfortunately, we could see the seriousness of what's happened here and patropolis. on tuesday, heavy rains and mud slides tore down buildings in this historical brazilian town. more than 130 people have been killed. so far less than half of the victims have been identified and at least $200.00 people are still and accounted for sirens and friday warned inhabitants that other parts of the city could collapse and that they should leave urea immediately. that is up. yeah. when i blow the whistle, we start evacuating them as god and that i am, i don't, is decided to risk his life and stay behind. i'll jazeera accompanied him on his mission to find bodies of his neighbors, even me as one which my mother has been living in the same house for 48 years. she

was there when the mudslide tore it down. she was with my 2 nieces and my nephew. on that, i had told the verna he had found her mother in the living will. the bodies of 13 year old mila, and 6 year old daniel had been dragged by the water to the bottom of the hill. the family album was salvaged, but 11 year old stephanie is still missing with all applicable. but don't worry, i won't stop looking until i find her here. she's here somewhere. families of other missing people have used instagram to post their pictures and contact numbers do up in the mail. so there's a huge rock that's about to fall on my house. i had to leave, but my neighbor is still under the rubble. nobody can find her nor her 12 year old child. funeral home safe donated 200 coffins. meanwhile, the search for survivors continues. monica, and i give, i'll jazeera a u. s. federal judge has rejected donald trump's attempt to have civil lawsuits

filed against him, dismissed. the judge ruled the former president does not have absolute immunity and is accountable for his role during the capitol hill riot. on january 6th of 2021, the ruling on presidential powers and free speech is likely to be appealed by trumps lawyers. 6 african countries have been chosen to establish their own m r n a vaccine production. the world health organization says the move aims to ensure africa can make its own vaccines to fight covered 90 and other diseases in the future. the baka has more from brussels and go over the vaccine inequality between europe and africa. cost a long shadow over this landmark summit from the offset less than 12 percent of africans, a double vaccinated compared to 71 percent of europeans. but it's home to new agreement announced on friday to ship technology needed to produce ammo and aid jobs in africa. we dress the balance today. i'm delighted to announce the 1st 6

african countries that we receive technology from the have to produce their own m. r vaccines, egypt, kenya, nigeria, synagogue, south africa, and tunisia. dublin joe will work with the companies and the government in each country to develop a roadmap for training and production development being largely welcomed, simmering in the background, an ongoing dispute between a, you and e. u. leaders over vaccine, intellectual property rights. many african leaders believe that if you are pissed serious about eradicating covey. 19 or indeed getting rid of other serious illnesses than powerful pharmaceutical companies, should share their research, allowing african scientists to make vaccines from scratch in africa for africans. that's the goals that the french president without making any firm commitments, pasco, he looks, i think that the objective, we should proceed,

that intellectual property should never be a barrier to the production and dissemination of vaccines wherever they're needed. that is the objective to some of the african, any you leaders of describe the summit as a fresh start with the president of senegal, monkey sol edge in europe, to shed colonial era prejudices. and to engage with a new dynamic continent. the use responded with an economic new deal for africa in the form of a 170000000000 dollar array of massive infrastructure plans to compete with china's belt and road initiative. what this means for africa is a new recommitment. and in you any section, all your can capture your coupons to be able to drive africa. ch was a transition, but also looks at our transformation. also look at looking at energy and green and also looking at in the environment and also things around a re cartridge. so it's

a big, big package that energy is going to be a, b, m, a big player in the, or of this new relationship or no, no being a fair $155.00 countries and a combined population of 1300000 people. the african union's long been accused of lacking unity of doing deals with foreign powers separately and often in competition with one another. in many ways, the pandemic focus the african unions demands to be treated as equals reframe in the continent as a place where wealthy western countries are ready to heavily invest. the bulk al jazeera brussels malawi has declared a polio outbreak the 1st in africa and more than 5 years. the case was detected in a 3 year old girl in the capital a long way. it's thought to have been introduced from pakistan for so called wild polio as still and antic japan plans to release water that was

contaminated in the 2011 focus sheeman nuclear disaster into the pacific ocean. a team of inspectors from the international atomic energy agency has been assessing the safety of the plan robin bryan reports. it's a solution to an 11 year old problem that japan says is perfectly safe. but it still leaves asian neighbors, nervous, and according to many experts is probably the best of only bad options. in just over a year, japan wants to start releasing more than a 1000000 tons of treated water from the site of the plant damaged by the 2011 earthquake in san army. along japan's northeast coast. water used to cool the reactors as well as ground water that came on to the site and became contaminated, has been stored in a growing number of tanks that are quickly reaching capacity. inspectors from the international atomic energy agency have given assurances they will be closely

monitoring the operation in the coming months and years. the r e a will contribute to bending confidence that the what are the charge is conducted in a safe and transparent manner. in line with this, with the international safety start that's but there's been widespread opposition to the plan, especially from communities along this part of the japanese coast through my book and was still 100 kuni d. abrupt decision to discharge decontaminated water into the sea shows complete disregard of public opinion and is unacceptable to most people in fukushima. one of chris among other residents suggested the international inspectors hadn't heard their concerns ticklish. the cancer there have been lakes of contamination, water before, if the discharge plan is feasible, convincing evidence must be presented and opposition extends to japan's neighbors, china and both north and south korea, japan and this all radiation will be removed from the water before discharge. apart

from the radioactive isotope tritium which nuclear plants, the world over it says routinely release into the c am which exists in such my new quantities. it comes well within international safety standards. still fishing communities along coasts that faced japan are fearful of the impact on their livelihoods. and scientists say they'll closely monitor water quality in the years to come. while the controversy is set to continue, japan will be hoping this will finally solve one of the legacies of a natural disaster that he has struggled for more than a decade to overcome robin bride al jazeera so ah.